Hill v. Baptist Hospital

In this workers’ compensation case, claimant appeals an order denying her claim for temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits, first, from March 3, 1983 through September 1983, and second, from November 1, 1983 until the date of the hearing, April 27, 1984. We reverse and remand that portion of the order as it relates to the prior period, but affirm the latter.

Claimant, a nurse’s assistant, sustained a work-related injury to her back on January 19, 1983. Claimant, after an absence from work for several days, returned to work with a physician’s restriction to avoid heavy lifting. She was at…